Your upgraded Panopto service for Blackboard is nearly here

19 Jun 2024

Here's what you need to know

Essential work will take place on Tuesday, 25th June, from 8am and will last for approximately four hours; this work is to ensure the smooth operation of the service into the new academic year. During the upgrade, the Panopto Lecture Capture service will remain available within Blackboard.

Most features will remain the same, but a small number will work differently or have been discontinued by Panopto. After the upgrade and before the new academic year, you should take some time to familiarise yourself with the updates listed below.

The Panopto Lecture Capture tool link has moved, but you can move it back

For modules from 2023-24 and older, the existing Panopto tool link in your module’s left-hand menu will be replaced. The new link, called Panopto Lecture Capture, will be located further down the menu, but you can move it higher if needed. *Also note, by default this link will be visible to students; if you want to hide this link, then right-click and select hide.

Configure Panopto with your module

The three-step process of configuring the Panopto service with your module has been simplified into just one easy step! You'll notice that there will be a slightly new look to the main Panopto content area within the module.

Panopto Create button

The main features under the +Create button for Panopto within the module remain the same allowing you to record your lectures using the Panopto capture recorder, the Panopto application recorder, upload video content, create new sub folders and create a playlist of videos as before.

Existing Panopto Lecture Recordings in historical modules

The lecture recording embedded links you have in your historical modules will continue to work after the upgrade.

Copying Lecture Recordings from one year to the next

You will continue to copy any required recordings to the next academic year from the previous year as you have done previously. Please see our video guide for instructions.

The Panopto Student video assignment has been renamed to Panopto Student Submission

This feature has been renamed as the Panopto Student Submission.

The workflow to create a video assignment for your students is very similar. The workflow for students to create and submit their video assignment is also similar. Updated instructional guides and video tutorials are available for both staff and students.

Panopto Quizzing feature

Panopto has introduced a new quizzing feature where you can add quiz questions within your lecture video from within Blackboard.

You can add quiz questions in at any point of the video, as well as to videos already published. In playback, the video will halt until the quiz questions are completed.

Features that are no longer available

The add multiple Panopto folders to one module feature:
The feature which allowed you to insert a view of multiple module Panopto folders into one module has been discontinued.
The Panopto insert video feature:
You now use the Panopto embed video to insert your lecture video content into any module content area.
Panopto Reconfigure button:
This feature has been discontinued as it is no longer needed, a module should be configured for just one Panopto folder.

Coming soon ...

Check our website this summer for guides and updated videos on how to use the new features within Panopto Lecture Capture service.

Panopto Lecture Capture service